Isaac N. Ebey
Colonel Isaac Neff Ebey (1818–1857) was the first permanent white resident of Whidbey Island, Washington.
Ebey was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1818. During his childhood Ebey's father, Jacob, moved the family to Adair County, Missouri where as a young man, the young Ebey was trained in the law. At age 25, Ebey married Rebecca Davis and they later had two sons, Eason (who became Phoebe Judson's son-in-law) and Ellison. Born with a naturally adventurous spirit, Isaac temporarily left his wife and young sons in Missouri to discover the American west - specifically the Pacific Coast.
Read more about Isaac N. Ebey: Journey West, Homesteading Whidbey Island, Establishing A Presence, Colonel Ebey, Untimely Deaths, Legacy
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